Research work undertaken by the institute included an analysis of the vulnerability of sport to the growing physical impacts of climate change,[1] modelling the effects of Australia's Renewable Energy Target,[2] and examining the financial impacts of delayed climate change action.
[5] An important component of the Climate Institute's work was building alliances and networks representing organisations across Australia's economy and society to achieve diverse support for strong action on climate change.
It has been a lead player in key business alliances such as the Australian Climate Roundtable.
[5] The results, based on quantitative and qualitative social research, were captured in Climate of the Nation reports.
It conducts an annual survey and assessment of the world's 1000 largest asset owners and publishes the AODP Global Climate 500 Index, which ranks these organisations based on their management of climate change risks.